French Bull dogs tied to a pole? I am suspicious.

[madaboutharry]

Maybe I am too mistrusting, but I am having a little trouble believing that Lady Gaga’s dogs were found in an alley tied to a pole.

These thieves had no problem shooting a man in the chest and leaving him for dead.

If they had to abandon whatever plan they had because of the media attention, why would they even bother to tie them to a pole?

These are people with criminal minds. I would think they would have killed the dogs and disposed of them.

I would not be surprised if the story dramatically changes as to how these dogs ended up being brought to the police.

[dhol82]

1. Agreed.

[Renew Deal]

2. This is why I think the crime might not be targeted.

Because I'm not sure they would have taken them if they knew who owned them. Of course, the shooting also made it a high profile crime.

[LisaL]

4. Video shows the car stopping and the robbers jumping out,

immediately after driving by the guy. Seems to me they knew what they were doing.

[Renew Deal]

6. But not to whom

They intended to take the dogs, but they might not have known whose dogs they were. This would be a non-story if Lady Gaga wasn't involved and without a shooting. Both of those factors made it tabloid material. The dogs were too hot.

[LisaL]

7. I don't agree it would be a non-story.

There were no-celebrity that had dogs stolen and I saw those stories on the news, and nobody was actually shot.

[MFM008]

3. those dogs

were to "hot".....

[50 Shades Of Blue]

5. Doesn't make sense to me either.

[LisaL]

8. Seems to me that those dogs were just too valuable,

considering 500k was offered for safe return, and no questions asked, to just tie them to the pole.

[gldstwmn]

9. There are cameras everywhere these days.

The truth will be revealed. Lots of people would like a piece of that reward.

[tinrobot]

10. The dogs were probably chipped.

A chipped dog probably wasn't much of an issue if they wanted to sell it on Craigslist or something. But how would they unload a chipped dog with everyone looking for them?

You don't. Tie them to a pole and run.

[LisaL]

11. TMZ claims dogs weren't chipped.

NT

[tinrobot]

16. Well that's stupid of her.

Our mutt from the pound is chipped and she's worth about $20 on the open market.

Of course, she's priceless to us, thus the chip.

[Raine]

12. Makes perfect sense to me

too many people looking for those dogs being caught with them then being charged with attempted murder ... they had to get rid of them fast.

[LisaL]

13. Get rid could have involved them shooting the dogs and hiding bodies, especially

considering they are supposedly not getting any of the reward.

[Raine]

17. Thank goodness they didn't but

I have admit it's strange they almost killed the dog walker but didn't harm the dogs. Thieves with a bit of conscience (???) seems unlikely, maybe once they're caught we'll find out.

[sfstaxprep]

19. They Shot The Walker Because They Wanted The Dogs

They didn't want to harm the dogs, they probably had other motives, like selling them.

That option went out the window, once it became known who they belonged to.

Given that they might get caught, killing the dogs would only compound their problems. So they left them where they could be found. Hopefully it was in an area with camera footage, and it will help the police catch them faster. I will be surprised if they don't get caught.

[torius]

14. It's like stealing a famous work of art

There’s no market to sell it. Too recognizable.

Although it’s not like her dogs would look different than other dogs. But everyone was out looking for them.

[LisaL]

15. Yet it hasn't stopped thieves from stealing famous works of art, has it?

NT

[dawg day]

18. Sometimes with high-value thefts (like artwork)

The insurance companies will pay to have the art just returned. The thieves put it somewhere, and send a message where to find it.

The police don't get an arrest, but the stolen property is returned. The insurance company pays out less than they'd probably have to pay if the work wasn't returned.

I think probably some deal was worked out with the thieves. What that means about the attempted murder case, I don't know.

[Sogo]

20. I haven't read that they were found in an alley tied up to a pole,

just that a woman turned them in to police. That article said it couldn't give details about the woman or why she had them..

Do you have a link?

[madaboutharry]

21. The information about the dogs tied to a pole in an alley

was in numerous news reports today. The woman who brought them to the police station claimed she found them like that.